Children naturally pick up language, making it crucial to teach them the distinction between casual and respectful speech.

Okay, I admit it. I’m a bit of a word geek. Every day I tackle the Word Jumble and the crossword puzzle in the newspaper. Regarding the Word Jumble, if the U.S. ever fields a team, I’m trying out. I ...

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A recent decision by a Massachusetts Appellate Court reinforces that every word in an insurance policy has meaning, and that one word can make all the difference. In Phoenix Baystate Constr. Co., Inc.

About five years ago, I published a book called Magic Words. "A whole book?" some wondered. "Why can't you just give me a list?" Because the words aren't where the real magic lies. And yet, the media ...

From time to time, I get called on to referee grammar disputes. For example, I was recently asked to settle an argument about whether you should write “I’m not into sports” or “I’m not in to sports.” ...